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Session Focus: How can drama contribute to our understanding of real life events Contrary to the news or documentaries, TV drama can tackle, revisit and illustrate complex real life events or society phenomena using both fact and fiction. Having the liberty to mix both to reconstitute stories allows the viewers to get a fresh or different perspective on various situations and perhaps even better relate to them. With a strong screenplay, well developed protagonists and antagonists, clever directing, the viewers can experience first hand, emotionally engage and demystify situations that can appear at times so unfamiliar to them. Through various point of views this can help better humanise situations and help have a more complete and enlightened opinion. The power of fiction can help better understand the world and get a deeper picture of society. Drama helps connect the dots! From Taiwan, to Denmark and Sri Lanka, this session will enable you to experience strong and vivid emotions, leaving no one indifferent. Getting Behind the Headlines will tackle gang rape, drinking and driving and water crisis. Join us and be part of the conversation.